Law and Faith in a Sceptical Age is an analysis of the legal
position of religious believers in a dominantly secular society.
Great Britain is a society based upon broadly liberal principles.
It claims to recognise the needs of religious believers and to
protect them from discrimination. But whilst its secular ideology
pervades public discourse, the vestigial remains of a Christian,
Protestant past are seen in things as varied as the structure of
public holidays and the continued existence of established churches
in both England and Scotland. Religious, Christian values also form
the starting point for legal rules relating to matters such as
marriage. Active religious communities constitute a very small
minority of the population; however, those who belong to them often
see their religion as being the most important element of their
identity. Yet the world-view of these communities is frequently at
odds with both the prevailing liberal, secular climate of Great
Britain and its Christian, Anglican past. This necessarily entails
a clash of ideologies that puts in question the secular majority's
claim to want to protect religious minorities, the possibility of
it being able to sufficiently understand the needs of those
minorities and the desirability or practicality of any
accommodation between the needs of the various religious
communities and the secular mainstream of society. Law and Faith in
a Sceptical Age addresses these issues by raising the question of
whether a liberal, secular state can protect religion.
Accommodation to different religious traditions forms part of the
history of the legal systems of Britain. This book asks whether
further accommodation can and should be made.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge-Cavendish
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2011 |
| First published: |
2009 |
| Authors: |
Anthony Bradney
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
184 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-68520-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-68520-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780415685207 |
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